Seminars / Talks / Lectures Events
Please note: The listings for BHM have been ‘retained’ to show new viewers what kinds of activities are common during the Black History Month which covers October to November annually. For regular listings visit: Arts and Entertainment
Mon 3, Mon 10, Mon 17, Mon 24 & Mon 31 Oct (Afternoons)
5 HISTORY SEMINARS
By black history author Robin Walker. Venue: Marcus Garvey Library, Tottenham Green Centre, 1 Phillip Lane N15 4JA. Adm: Free. Info: http://www.haringey.gov.uk/findalibrary.htm.
Mon 3 – 31 Oct
BHM AT THE BIRD IN BUSH CENTRE
The Bird in Bush Children’s Centre is hosting a series of events to celebrate black history month, the journey: past, present, future. Venue: Bird in Bush Centre, 616 Old Kent Road, SE15 1JB. Adm: Free. Info: 0207 639 3030.
Mon 3 – 31 Oct
PRAYER 4 HAITI EXHIBITION
Oladije Kareem’s work explores the role of the prayer as a form of psychological relief for an individual during times of crisis. Venue: Corridor leading to Walworth One Stop Shop, The Cuming Museum, 151 Walworth Road, SE17 1RY. Adm: Free.
Tues 4 Oct
MEET LEROY LOGAN
Superintendent Leroy Logan will meet and talk to secondary school students on the theme of “Inspiration and Enterprise”. He will discuss his childhood, career and the challenges he has successfully overcome. For Islington secondary schools only. Venue: Assembly Hall, Town Hall, Upper St, N1. 10.30am – 11.30am. Adm: Free. Info: 0207 527 8900.
Wed 5 Oct
BLACK BRITAIN ON SCREEN
Tony Warner with David Somerset present a selection of excerpts from key titles as well as introducing the groundbreaking and ongoing African Odysseys programme at the BFI Southbank. Venue: Dulwich Library, 368 Lordship Lane, SE22 8NB. Adm: Free. Info: 0207 525 2000.
Wed 5 Oct
IMRAN JAMAL
Jamal explores the hidden story of the East India Company (2010). Imran graduated in Politics and Economics from Goldsmiths University. Currently he is studying anthropology. Venue: Idea Store Chrisp Street, 1 Vesey Path, East India Dock Road. 7–9pm. Adm: Free. Info: www.bricklanecircle.org
Wed 5 Oct
IT’S NOT OUT OF REACH
Haringey U3A’s guest life-coach and author Christiana de Sammy talks about her book, ‘It’s Not Out Of Reach’. This interactive session is designed to help you discover the third way to success; to improved health and well being without losing your sanity. Venue: Wood Green Central Library, 187-197A High Road, Wood Green, London N22 6XD. 12.30 – 2.30pm. Adm: Free. Info: 0208 489 2700.
Thurs 6 Oct
YOUNG BLACK AND MUSLIM IN BRITAIN
Author, Richard Reddie, of Black Muslims in Britain, discusses this phenomenon that is rapidly changing the religious and cultural landscape of the UK. Venue: Dulwich Library, 368 Lordship Lane, SE22 8NB. Adm: Free. Info: 0207 525 2000.
Thurs 6 Oct
GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY
Research your African and Caribbean ancestry. Venue: John Harvard Library, 211 Borough High Street, SE1 1JA. Adm: Free. Info: 0207 525 2000.
Mon 10 Oct
BOB MARLEY EVENING
A celebration of Bob Marley in talk and performance. A must-do date for all Bob Marley fans. Venue: Dulwich Library, 368 Lordship Lane, SE22 8NB. Adm: Free. Info: 0207 525 2000.
Tues 11 Oct
JAZZ ROYALTY
Talk By Bernie Victor, Come on a journey that starts in New Orleans at the start of the 20th century and explore some of the world’s best loved Jazz music with Bernie Victor. Venue: Dulwich Library, 368 Lordship Lane, SE22 8NB. Adm: Free. Info: 0207 525 2000.
Tues 11 Oct
BONNIE GREER
In conversation with Sonia Boyce who commissioned artist for Peckham Space’s fifth exhibition, Network. Venue: Peckham Space, 89 Peckham High Street, SE15 5RS. Adm: Free. Info: 0207 358 9645.
Tues 11 Oct
BLACK HISTORY TALK
Author Phil Vasili will speak about Walter Tull, one of the first Black British professional footballers, he also served as an officer in the First World War, which at the time was extremely unusual. Venue: Ealing Central Library, Ealing Broadway Centre, Ealing, W5 5JY. 6.15pm. Adm: Adv £4, £2 for under 18’s. Info: 0208 825 9278.
Sat 11 Oct
THE COLORED MUSEUM
How do you decide which aspect of your experience and identity to preserve? A one off talk will accompany performances of The Colored Museum to engage museum-goers and audiences in a wider conversation about two and a half decades of Black British identity. Speakers include Doctor Robert Beckford and Bonnie Greer. Venue: The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre, Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL. 3pm. Adm: £8, conc £4. Info: www.vam.ac.uk
Tues 11 Oct
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AUDRE LORDE
An illustrated talk by Sandra Agard on this great American poet Audre Lorde who was a self described “black lesbian, mother, warrior, poet”. Venue: Newington Library, 155 Walworth Road, SE17 1RS.
Tues 11 Oct
BONNIE GREER ON LANGSTON HUGHES
Bonnie Greer’s discuss her biography of the poet, novelist, campaigner and playwright with Cyril Nri. (45 mins). Venue: Cottesloe, The Royal National Theatre, Upper Ground, London SE1 9PX. 6pm £4, conc £3. Info: 0207 452 3000 / www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
Fri 14 Oct
TRANSCENDING THE LEGACIES OF SLAVERY
A Psychoanalytic View. Barbara Fletchman Smith explores the circularity of the trauma of slavery and how even today black people, and black men in particular, struggle with its after effects through successive generations. Venue: Marcus Garvey Library, Tottenham Green Centre, 1 Phillip Lane N15 4JA. 7pm – 8pm. Adm: Free. Info: 0208 489 5309.
Fri 14 Oct
OUR ROOTS
Talk and presentation by cartoonist Tayo Fatunla. He talks about his work and book Our Roots, which celebrates a range of black heroes throughout history. Venue: Peckham Library, 122 Peckham Hill Street, SE15 5JR. Adm: Free. Info: 0207 358 9645.
Sun 16 Oct
S.I. MARTIN
Eminent historian S.I. Martin shares from his recent research into UK black history with a particular focus upon South-East London. Venue: Manor House Library, 34 Old Road, London SE13 5SY. 2.15om-3.15pm. Adm: Free. Info: 0208 314 7779.
Sun 16 Oct
BHM WALKING TOUR OF NEW CROSS AND DEPTFORD
Historian S.I. Martin leads a walking tour revealing the hidden histories of black people. Meet outside 439 New Cross Road for 10.30am start (11.45pm finish). Adm: £5. under 16s free. Bookings through Lewisham in adv. Info: 0208 314 9800.
Sun 16 Oct
AFRICAN BRITISH CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY
Discover and learn more about Dr Harold Moody, the civil rights movement in Britain and beyond. Venue: Dulwich Library, 386 Lordship Lane, SE22 8NB. Adm: Free. Info: 0207 525 2000.
Mon 17 Oct
BLACK VOICES
Paterson Joseph is joined by Simon Manyonda and Ellen Thomas, to examine the identity of the modern black voice in British Theatre today. (45 mins). Venue: Lyttelton, The Royal National Theatre, Upper Ground, London SE1 9PX. 6pm. £4, conc £3. Info: 0207 452 3000.
Tues 18 Oct
ALEX PASCALL
Delivering a family history session/workshop the theme of which is ‘We all have stories to tell’, which takes a look at family history, using songs, stories, photographs. Runs approx one hour. Venue: Fulham Library, 598 Fulham Road, London SW6. 2pm.
Tues 18 Oct
MODERN SLAVERY IN BRITAIN
Join experts DCS Richard Martin, from the Metropolitan Police Human Exploitation Unit, and Aidan McQuade, director of Anti-Slavery International, to discuss how modern slavery affects London and what initiatives can combat it. Followed by a screening of the documentary Britain’s Secret Slaves. Venue: Museum of London Docklands, No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, Isle of Dogs, E14 4AL. 7–8.45pm. Adm: Free, adv bking required. Info: 0207 001 9844.
Wed 19 Oct
YASMIN ALIBHAI-BROWN
Join Ugandan born British journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai-Brown for a fascinating talk on why she wrote her family’s story, The Settler’s Cookbook, and how the stories evoked memories of food which were then brought to life by the recipes. Venue: Willesden Green Library, 95 High Road, Willesden, London NW10 2SF. 7 – 9pm. Adm: Free. Info: 0208 937 3400.
Wed 19 Oct
BLACK HISTORY TALK
Speaker: Anne-Marie Sandos subject is the UK’s first dedicated Black heritage centre. Join them to find out more about this exciting project and to explore one of our fascinating collections, the Ansel Wong papers. Venue: Ealing Central Library, Ealing Broadway Centre, Ealing, W5 5JY. 6.15pm. Adm: Adv £4, £2 for under 18’s. Info: 0208 825 9278.
Wed 19 Oct
SIGNIFICANT VOICES
A series of talks with leading cultural and creative figures includes an ‘in conversation’ between Ekow Eshun and Yinka Shonibare MBE, known primarily for his figurative sculptures inspired by literature and art history, rendered in recognisably African fabrics. Venue: The Human Rights Action Centre, 7-25 New Inn Yard, EC2A 3EA (close to Rivington Place), Adm: £7, concs. £5. Info: 0207 749 1240.
Wed 19 Oct
CAN BLACK PEOPLE HAVE IT ALL?
Talk by inspirational speaker Esther Austin author, Healer and Life Coach. Venue: Walthamstow Library, High Street, Walthamstow E17 7JN. 6.30pm – 8.30pm. Adm: Free. Info: 0208 496 3189.
Wed 19 Oct
CHRISTEL CERALINE
Christel Ceraline will be speaking about her recent trip, with her daughter, to live for a month with a Maasai Tribe in East Africa. This will be an illustrated talk and refreshments provided. Venue: Ilford Central Library, Clements Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1EA. 7.30-9pm. Adm: FREE. Info: 0208 708 9206.
Thurs 20 Oct
FASHION SHOW
Waltham Forest College fashion students along with a selection of the freshest new Black British fashion designers will be representing both Black History in the UK and the future of fashion with an African influence.In association with ‘The I Feel the Experience’ project. Venue: Walthamstow Library, High Street, Walthamstow E17 7JN. 6pm – 9pm. Adm: Free. Info: 0208 496 3189. Wed 26 Oct
Thurs 20 Oct
AN AUDIENCE WITH CLASFORD STIRLING
Clasford Stirling was awarded an MBE for services to sport in North London in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2007. A Youth and Sports Development Officer on the Broadwater Farm Estate, Clasford discusses the history of the estate, essentially from a community development point of view, and officially launches the exhibition. Broadwater Farm: the story of a community 1967 – 2010.Venue: Bruce Castle Museum, Lordship Lane, London N17 8NU. 7.30pm. Adm: Free. Info: 0208 808 8772.
Thurs 20 Oct
JOURNEYS THROUGH PECKHAM
Join Sandra Agard in celebrating the personal stories and memories of the journeys local people have taken to be able to live in Peckham today. Venue: Peckham Library, 122 Peckham Hill Street, SE15 5JR. Adm: Free. Info: 0207 358 9645.
Thurs 20 Oct
ERROL CHRISTIE
No Place To Hide: How I Put Black In The Union Jack .Join former professional British boxer and currently boxing trainer Errol Christie for an illuminating talk about racism in both the boxing game and seventies & eighties Britain. Venue: Willesden Green Library, 95 High Road, Willesden, London NW10 2SF. 7 – 9pm. Adm: Free. Info: 0208 937 3400.
Fri 21 Oct
DAYDREAM BELIEVER
Martin Luther King Jnr, A Radical Legacy. With the Arab uprising spreading and Greece rebelling, author Richard Reddie explores how Martin Luther King Jnr remains an inspiration to human rights movements today. Venue: Dulwich Library, 368 Lordship Lane, SE22 8NB. Adm: Free. Info: 0207 525 2000.
Sat 22 Oct
THROUGH SOUTHWARK’S EYES
The phenomenon called Empire Windrush. Explore their life journey through film, photography, literature and the spoken word from the mouths of high profile personalities, academics and the passengers themselves. Venue: Dulwich Library, 386 Lordship Lane, SE22 8NB. Adm: Free. Info: 0207 525 2000.
Sat 22 Oct
IN CONVERSATION WITH GARY YOUNGE
The latest book by Gary Younge ‘Who Are We – and Should It Matter in the 21st Century?’ explores identity, solidarity and our affiliations in changing times. This talk explores these themes and is followed by an open discussion. Venue: Rich Mix, 35–47 Bethnal Green Road, Bethnal Green, E1 6LA. 6-8pm. 12-5pm. Adm: £5. Info: 0207 613 7498.
Mon 24 Oct
ALEX PASCALL
Join journalist and broadcaster Alex Pascall OBE for a fascinating and revealing interview with acting legend Earl Cameron CBE, one of the first black actors to break the colour bar in Britain. Venue: Willesden Green Library, 95 High Road, Willesden, London NW10 2SF. 7 – 9pm. Adm: Free. Info: 0208 937 3400.
Mon 24 Oct
EXODUS AND ARRIVAL
Beverly Ramsay explores and celebrates the journeys made by Caribbean people from the 1950s onwards; followed by a creative session to help children and their parent explore and research their own family journeys. Venue: Thornton Heath, Brigstock Rd CR7 7JE. 10am – 12noon. Then at South Norwood, Lawrence Rd, London SE25 5AA. 2 – 4pm. Age: 8-11. Adm: Ticketed. Info: 0208 726 6900.
Tues 25 Oct
EXODUS AND ARRIVAL
Beverly Ramsay as she explores and celebrates the journeys made by Caribbean people from the 1950s onwards; and research their own family journeys. Venue: Broad Green, 89 Canterbury Rd, Croydon CR0 3HH. 10am – 12noon. Then at Norbury, Beatrice Avenue SW16 4UW. 2 -4pm. Age 8-11 yrs. Adm: Ticketed. Info: 0208 726 6900.
Tues 25 Oct
ORIGINS OF BHM IN THE UK
A Black cultural Archives Talk.An evening talk on the history of black history month and Ansel Wong, one of the founders of black history month in the UK. Venue: The Cuming Museum, 151 Walworth Road, SE17 1RY. Adm: Free. Info: 0207 525 2332.
Wed 26 Oct
WALTER RODNEY GARVEY AND RASTAFARI
An opportunity to learn more about the history of Caribbean activists and politics. Speaker from Black History Studies. Places limited. Venue: Ealing Central Library, Ealing Broadway Centre, Ealing, W5 5JY. 6.15pm. Adm: Adv £4, £2 for under 18’s. Info: 0208 825 9278.
Thurs 27 Oct
FASHION’S BEST KEPT SECRET
Black People, Culture and The Fashion Industry: whenever fashion is discussed, the views featured – whether about textiles, couture, stylists and designers – are very rarely from Black experts. Yet the influence of Black cultures and history is never far away from the catwalk or the latest trends such as ‘street wear’, ‘ethnic prints’ or ‘tribal styles’.Let’s discuss these important themes. Age 15 yrs plus. Venue: Dalston CLR James Library, 1 – 7 Beechwood Road, E8 3DG. 6.15 – 7.45pm. Adm: Free. Info: 0208 356 3000.
Thurs 27 Oct
PIERRE VANNONI
Linked To Mother Africa Exhibition, be a part of history and the mapping of African cultures in Hackney join photographer Pierre Vannoni as he explores African culture in Hackney through identity, migration and roots. Venue: Hackney Museum, Ground Floor, Technology and Learning Centre, 1 Reading Lane, E8 1GQ. 5 – 7.30pm. Adm: Free. Info: 0208 356 3000 / 0208 356 2658.
Fri 28 Oct
ALEX PASCALL IN CONVERSATION WITH…
Michael De Souza and Genevieve Webster, authors of Rastamouse picture books. Includes a fun adult drama workshop and Q&A. Venue: Willesden Green Library, 95 High Road, Willesden, London NW10 2SF. 7 – 9pm. Adm: Free. Info: 0208 937 3400.
NOVEMBER
Thurs 3 Nov
CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ISSUES
A cultural Perspective by Zagba Oyortey. An insightful discussion on issues affecting Africa today focusing on Ghana and the current political climate, culture and finance. Venue: Hackney Museum, Ground Floor, Technology and Learning Centre,1 Reading Lane, E8 1GQ. 6 – 7.30pm. Adm: Free. Info: 0208 356 3000 / 0208 356 2509.
Wed 16 Nov
THE POLITICS OF RECOVERY
Panel discussion researching Black and Asian histories and women’s history in modern Britain. Historians Caroline Bressey and Rozina Visram join Archival Tales curator Gemma Romain to explore their experiences of researching in archives their findings on Black Britain in the early twentieth century. Venue: The Women’s Library, 25 Old Castle Street, Aldgate, E1 7NT. 7–8.30pm. Adm: £8, conc £6. Info: 0207 320 2222.
